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Re: Spot The Album
Posted: 04 Feb 2019, 6:21am
by MarkyJacobs
"The majority won"t bother."
That.
Re: Spot The Album
Posted: 19 Feb 2019, 3:53pm
by Flex
matedog wrote: ↑01 Feb 2019, 12:23pm
That's a good counter point I hadn't considered.
Coincidinkally, here's an article about it:
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2019020 ... ate-change
Thinking seems to be that regularly played stuff is better for the environment in physical media, sampling stuff is better streaming/digital.
Re: Spot The Album
Posted: 19 Feb 2019, 6:59pm
by matedog
Flex wrote: ↑19 Feb 2019, 3:53pm
matedog wrote: ↑01 Feb 2019, 12:23pm
That's a good counter point I hadn't considered.
Coincidinkally, here's an article about it:
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2019020 ... ate-change
Thinking seems to be that regularly played stuff is better for the environment in physical media, sampling stuff is better streaming/digital.
I need more info on their assumptions. This paragraph is confusing:
Once vinyl or a CD is purchased, it can be played over and over again, the only carbon cost coming from running the record player. However, if we listen to our streamed music using a hi-fi sound system it’s estimated to use 107 kilowatt hours of electricity a year, costing about £15.00 to run. A CD player uses 34.7 kilowatt hours a year and costs £5 to run.
Is the greater power usage the "hi-fi sound system" or the streaming? It seems to be comparing "hi-fi sound system + streaming" vs. "cd player + cd". That's not a helpful comparison unless I'm misunderstanding.
Re: Spot The Album
Posted: 19 Feb 2019, 7:02pm
by Flex
matedog wrote: ↑19 Feb 2019, 6:59pm
Is the greater power usage the "hi-fi sound system" or the streaming? It seems to be comparing "hi-fi sound system + streaming" vs. "cd player + cd". That's not a helpful comparison unless I'm misunderstanding.
I thought it was related to the previous paragraph, which takes into account server and network routing energy costs.